Bishop Eusebio Phelps, the pastor of New Faith Christian Church in the Atlanta suburb of Stockbridge, had a conversation with a waitress in a local Waffle House when he phoned in to place an order. Hannah Hill, the waitress who filled out his order, was elated when she received a $40 tip from the bishop. However, that number would increase to over $12,000 after Phellps began a Facebook campaign to raise just $1,000 for her, The Christian Post reports.
The Pastor was inspired to do this after hearing Hill, who was pregnant at the time, share that she wanted to name her future son Samuel. Phelps lost his son named Samuel about 7 years ago and, after speaking to his wife, decided to raise funds for the waitress.
The event was coming on the anniversary of their son passing away, he stated in an interview with 11 Alive.
Phelps had originally given her $40, the contents of his pocket, so that she could buy something nice for the baby, but after talking to his wife, the pair decided they wanted to try to give her more. So, with the goal of raising $1,000 for Hill in mind, Phelps turned to Facebook to ask his friends to donate if they could. Overnight, Phelps and his friends were able to raise over $6,500.
Phelps then went to the Waffle House to give her a check for the money, but it was her day off. Meanwhile, more people were donating to Hill and others, following Phelps’ journey to give Hill the…
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